To these, Cling on

“Your promises have been thoroughly tested…
Your righteousness is everlasting
and Your law is true…
Your statutes are forever right…”
Psalm 119: 140a, 142, 144a

Friend,

I know you very well. You may appear alright and happy on the outside, but I know the struggles deep down–the confusion brewing in your heart like boiling water in a kettle about to overflow, the battle between soul and flesh that leaves you exhausted everyday, the struggle that grips you by the neck leaving you desperately panting for air. Just remember than in the midst of these uncertain circumstances, some things are for sure: the righteousness of our God, and the enduring truth of His Word.

To these, cling on.

Pilgrim

I am tired. And weak. And confused.

Some mornings, I wake up expecting a tsunami of possible bad recits, failed exams, and terrifying professors to rip me into unrecognizable shreds. Other mornings, I wake up in a middle of a battle between the soul and the flesh. Some mornings, I feel the enemy strike with a downpour of arrows–all aimed to crush the fainting heart. And other mornings still, I wake up staring at the imposing mountain of uncertainty.

And then, I realize that this is what a pilgrim is in the middle of an unknown and dark highway–tired, weak, confused.

I also realize that I am a pilgrim. It is the thought of home that keeps me going. It is the thought of my Father who will meet me at the gates with His loving and tender arms that causes my heart to sing with joy.

Grace shall lead me home.

Later

Today is Easter. Three days ago, I was in Tagaytay for our church's Youth Camp with a very timely theme, "Finding the Real Treasure." My heart and my mind overflow with truths and lessons–some of them I picked up for the first time, while the others I have gathered again after dropping them once before.

Maybe, I shall write about these later. Yes, later, when I can finally sit down to wrestle with words and images.